Taguatinga Esporte Clube, commonly known as Taguatinga, are a Brazilian football team from Taguatinga, in

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. They won the

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five times and competed in the Série A once.

History

They were founded on July 1, 1975. The club won the

for the first time in 1981. Taguatinga competed in the Série A in

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, when they finished in the last place of their group, and were relegated to the same year's Série B.

Stadium

They play their home games at the

Serejão The Elmo Serejo Farias Stadium, popularly known as Serejão or, more recently, Boca do Jacaré, is a Brazilian Soccer-specific stadium, football stadium, located in Taguatinga, Federal District, Taguatinga, in the Federal District (Brazil), Dis ...

stadium. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 30,000 people.

Honours

** Winners (5): 1981, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993 ** Runners-up (9): 1962, 1965, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2000

References

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